Area prep wrestling roundup

Mendon's wrestling team hosted a quad to open the season on Wednesday.

The Hornets dropped two close matches, 36-48 to Loy Norrix and 33-36 to Bloomingdale.

Leading Mendon on the night was Brandon Bray at 140 pounds with two pins. Matt Noel at 145 pounds also had two pins. Danny Cleveland at 152 and Cole Harrison at 189 pounds both finished with two pins as well.

Sturgis' wrestling team opened the season with two wins at the Hillsdale quad Wednesday.

The Trojans knocked off East Jackson 52-21 and Madison 40-39.

"It's outstanding to start 2-0 on the year, we're still a very young team and we had a young team last year as well," coach Bryan Boughton said. "I think we went 1-1 in our opener last year, so to start at 2-0 is great. It wasn't anything pretty, but for the first match of the season, it's great to see."

Sturgis has several wrestlers that will see time on the mat as freshmen or sophomores.

"Even though we are young, it goes to show the hard work that a lot of people are putting in," Boughton said. "Things are looking good for us."